carrying-out
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Mr. Trump has previously spoken with admiration of President Eisenhower for his carrying-out of that blitz.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2016
The carrying-out of the plan he had heard discussed, and he wished with intense longing that he might be her assistant.
From Barriers Burned Away by Roe, Edward Payson
The carrying-out of such ideas meant the careful organization of the teaching process and teaching method, to secure certain predetermined ends in child development, instead of mere miscellaneous memorizing and school-keeping.
From The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization by Cubberley, Ellwood Patterson
Unrestrained by principle, honor, or the laws of hospitality, the wish became but the precursor to the actual carrying-out of the evil thought.
From Uncle Rutherford's Nieces A Story for Girls by Mathews, Joanna H. (Joanna Hooe)
Clausewitz lays down the principle that war is the legitimate carrying-out of state policy; the state relies upon war to execute its designs.
From The World Decision by Herrick, Robert
Congolese authorities are carrying out Ebola and cholera screening for all 255 passengers aboard a boat intercepted on the Congo River.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Several U.S. citizens who have come under scrutiny posted information about immigration officers—from the locations of agents carrying out enforcement to officer names to home addresses—on social media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Red tape often hinders those who remain from carrying out preventive actions like controlled burns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
De la Espriella's inauguration will involve one of the largest security deployments planned for the ceremony, with around 11,000 soldiers and police officers carrying out operations on land, at sea and in the air.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
And because they—or their customers—have made all the important decisions in advance, they have to worry only about the means, rather than the ends, while carrying out this plan.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
